Senior Software Engineer – DevOps, Platform Engineering

Liberate CI

. Lead architecture and operation of core AWS infrastructure including PBX systems, EKS, networking, IAM, VPC design, and secure environment isolation .

Posted 10/31/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in AWS infrastructure management, including EKS, IAM, and VPC design, while leading incident response and optimizing CI/CD workflows. Proficient in developing secure, scalable systems and mentoring engineering teams to enhance operational maturity.

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AWS ExpertiseKubernetes ManagementCI/CD Systems ManagementInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Incident Response Leadership

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Hard Skills

AWSEKSIAMVPCTerraformPythonGoTypescriptCI/CDGitOps

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunication

Tools & Technologies

TraefikHAProxyGitHub ActionsCodeBuildCloudWatch

Industry Keywords

DevOpsSREPlatform EngineeringMTLSSOC2

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSHAProxyKubernetesPythonTerraformTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architecture and operation of core AWS infrastructure including PBX systems, EKS, networking, IAM, VPC design, and secure environment isolation
Own and improve Canary routing infrastructure for LRA via Traefik and GitOps patterns
Maintain and optimize CI/CD flows including GitHub-based CodeBuild jobs, artifact pipelines, and environment promotion workflows
Manage and evolve MTLS proxy infrastructure used to integrate with carrier systems
Own HAProxy-based proxy fleet, certificate lifecycle, root CA management, and IP-restricted ingress patterns
Ensure secure, audited access to production systems, tokens, and root-level accounts
Lead incident response, on-call rotations, and postmortems; improve SLA/SLO/SLI reliability metrics
Maintain and improve production infrastructure dependencies, version pinning, and update cadences
Partner with AWS Support to optimize pricing, scaling configurations, and resource utilization
Modernize developer workflows through streamlined builds, repeatable environments, blue/green and canary deployments, and feature flags
Build internal tools and abstractions enforcing safety, configuration hygiene, and compliance
Lead infrastructure components of SOC2, penetration testing, and Vanta-driven controls
Ensure auditability, traceability, secure credential storage, and enterprise security alignment
Collaborate with AI Platform, Forward Deployed Engineering, and Product teams on scalable infrastructure decisions
Mentor DevOps, platform, and backend engineers and raise operational maturity

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering experience operating production systems at scale
Deep hands-on AWS expertise (EKS, IAM, VPC, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch, KMS)
Strong experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and multi-environment management
Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools and GitOps workflows
High proficiency in Python, Go, or Typescript for tooling, automation, and internal platform services
Experience with Traefik, HAProxy, or similar load-balancing and routing systems
Familiarity with secure network architectures, MTLS, certificate hierarchies, and service-to-service authentication
Strong background managing CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions and CodeBuild
Ability to lead incidents, design SLOs, and drive reliability across mission-critical systems
Excellent communication and leadership skills in distributed teams
Strong preference for Boston or San Francisco based; open to remote within the U.S.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Remote work option within the U.S.
Hybrid work arrangement available
Boston salary range: $180,000-$240,000
San Francisco salary range: $190,000-$250,000